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Country |
Year of introduction NSP (1) |
Types of NSPs available in 2003 (2) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ref. |
Year first NSP |
Ref. |
Year first publicly funded |
Fixed sites |
Van/bus |
Outreach/peer |
Vending machine |
Pharmacy-based NSPs |
Prison-based NSP | |
Belgium (French com.) |
3 |
1994 |
3 |
2000 |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Belgium (Flemish com.) |
3 |
2001 |
3 |
2001 |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Czech Republic |
18 |
1986 |
18 |
1991 |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Denmark |
3 |
1986 |
3 |
1986 |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Germany |
5 |
1984 |
1 |
1992 |
Yes |
|
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Estonia |
3 |
1997 |
3 |
2001 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Greece |
3 |
1998 |
3 |
1998 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Spain |
3 |
1985 |
3 |
1985 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
France |
3 |
1989 |
3, 9 |
1995 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Ireland |
2 |
1989 |
3 |
1989 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Italy |
3 |
1990 |
3 |
1990 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Latvia |
3 |
1997 |
3 |
1997 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Lithuania |
3 |
1997 |
10 |
1997 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
No |
Luxembourg |
3 |
1993 |
3 |
1993 |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Hungary |
3 |
1994 |
3 |
2000 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Malta |
3 |
1987 |
6 |
1987 |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Netherlands |
7 |
1984 |
3 |
1986 |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Austria |
3 |
1990 |
3 |
1990 |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Yes |
No |
No |
Poland |
3 |
1989 |
3 |
1989 |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Portugal |
3 |
1993 |
3 |
1993 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Slovenia |
3 |
1992 |
3 |
1996 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Slovakia |
3 |
1994 |
3 |
1994 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Finland |
3 |
1997 |
3 |
1997 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Sweden |
3 |
1986 |
3 |
1986 |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
United Kingdom (England) |
14 |
1986 |
3 |
1987 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
United Kingdom (Wales) |
16 |
1986 |
3 |
1987 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
United Kingdom (Scotland) |
14 |
1987 |
1 |
1987 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
United Kingdom (N. Ireland) |
15 |
2001 |
1 |
2001 |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Bulgaria |
3 |
1995 |
3 |
1999 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Romania |
1 |
|
|
|
Yes |
|
Yes |
|
|
|
Norway |
3 |
1988 |
3 |
1988 |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Notes: Where data are not available for a country, the table entry is left empty. (1) NSP = needle and syringe programme. (2) Information in these columns comes from source (2) ST 10 2004, 2003 In 2003, there were no NSPs in Cyprus. No new data are available since statistical bulletin 2005. See also 'General notes for interpreting data' on the Explanatory notes and help page. Sources: See references in Table NSP-0. | ||||||||||